Hi all,
It's been pointed out that I didn't show you any finished cards using the beercan embossing/shaping technique, so here's the card I made for my friend Anthony's birthday. He's fond of birds and so I made some swans swimming on a blue satin background, edging it with some spare ribbon (I can't remember for the life of me where I got this - if you sent me the present it wrapped, sorry for forgetting the wrapping - it must have been a great present)! It's a very textural card, which doesn't really come across in the photo; anyway, I hope it inspires you to have a go yourself.
I've also taken some photos of envelopes I've made with the Kreate-a-lope - it's repetetive but quite therapeutic to take a pile of junk mail/scrap paper and make something useful and pretty from it. I tend to finish the envelopes off with animal-friendly glue and decorative edging scissors so that they look nice as well as being practical. You may notice that I'm also continuing my run of promising a post and then doing a different one. ;) Ah well - artists are allowed to be a bit unpredictable, aren't we?! Love to all, Jehanine xxx
